butterfly
Example Sentences
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The population of a rare butterfly species has increased by more than 90 times in Kent over two decades, according to a conservation charity.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The butterfly effect of American ingenuity is given full flight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Matt said the highlight of the experience would be the blue morpho butterfly from central America, "with iridescent blue wings, darting and flitting" around the space.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Lazare, a Papillon dwarf spaniel with stand-up "butterfly" ears, was born on December 4, 1995, according to animal charity worker Anne-Sophie Moyon.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
She told me later that Martha had said to her, “Simone floats like a butterfly, but she has to stop falling on beam.”
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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